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Curious Histories: Charity History Talks

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Benefitting a number of small charities, the Curious Histories lecture series showcases the half-forgotten, unconventional and overlooked stories of the past. It runs at a variety of venues across Brighton and Hove and also incorporates online talks.

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  • A Cabinet of Curiosities primary image

    A Cabinet of Curiosities

    Tue, Mar 3, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • A Break from Convention: Curious Histories charity fundraiser primary image

    A Break from Convention: Curious Histories charity fundraiser

    Tue, Mar 24, 7:00 PM

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  • The Extraordinary Case of the 'Snail in the Bottle' primary image

    The Extraordinary Case of the 'Snail in the Bottle'

    Wed, Apr 15, 6:30 PM GMT+1

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  • Dirt, Dragons, and Dictators: A Curious Histories' London Special primary image

    Dirt, Dragons, and Dictators: A Curious Histories' London Special

    Mon, Apr 27, 6:15 PM

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  • Knighthood and Tournament in the later Middle Ages primary image

    Knighthood and Tournament in the later Middle Ages

    Wed, Feb 11, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • The Singing Strikers of 1929 primary image

    The Singing Strikers of 1929

    Mon, Jan 19, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Crack of Doom: Anticipating the Last Judgement in medieval painting primary image

    Crack of Doom: Anticipating the Last Judgement in medieval painting

    Wed, Jan 7, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Heroic Handicrafts: Covert Weapons of War primary image

    Heroic Handicrafts: Covert Weapons of War

    Mon, Dec 15, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Celebrating Strange Sussex: Curious Histories Christmas Special (SOLD OUT) primary image

    Celebrating Strange Sussex: Curious Histories Christmas Special (SOLD OUT)

    Wed, Dec 10, 7:00 PM

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  • The Rituals of Death and Dying in Medieval England: c.500-c.1550 primary image

    The Rituals of Death and Dying in Medieval England: c.500-c.1550

    Tue, Nov 25, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Indigestible! Ersatz food in First World War Germany primary image

    Indigestible! Ersatz food in First World War Germany

    Wed, Oct 29, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Unsettling Encounters: A Curious Histories Charity Fundraiser (SOLD OUT) primary image

    Unsettling Encounters: A Curious Histories Charity Fundraiser (SOLD OUT)

    Mon, Oct 27, 7:00 PM

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  • Curious Histories - Festival Special 2025 primary image

    Curious Histories - Festival Special 2025

    Thu, Oct 2, 7:00 PM

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  • Fix your tent: Returning colonials at home in Victorian & Edwardian England primary image

    Fix your tent: Returning colonials at home in Victorian & Edwardian England

    Tue, Sep 30, 6:30 PM GMT+1

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  • Curious Histories - Autumn London Special primary image

    Curious Histories - Autumn London Special

    Mon, Sep 22, 6:00 PM

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  • Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford primary image

    Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford

    Wed, Sep 10, 6:15 PM GMT+1

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  • Curious Histories: Oh, What a Curious War! primary image

    Curious Histories: Oh, What a Curious War!

    Wed, Jul 16, 7:00 PM

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  • Passports to Heaven? A Peculiar History of Indulgences primary image

    Passports to Heaven? A Peculiar History of Indulgences

    Wed, Jul 2, 6:15 PM GMT+1

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  • Curious Histories: Caves to Graves primary image

    Curious Histories: Caves to Graves

    Wed, Jun 18, 7:00 PM

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  • Blood, Magic, and Power: The Murder by Witchcraft of William Bayntun primary image

    Blood, Magic, and Power: The Murder by Witchcraft of William Bayntun

    Thu, May 22, 6:30 PM GMT+1

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  • Curious Histories - Our London Special primary image

    Curious Histories - Our London Special

    Mon, Apr 28, 6:00 PM

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  • Threads and Entanglements: Curious Histories Easter Special primary image

    Threads and Entanglements: Curious Histories Easter Special

    Wed, Apr 23, 7:00 PM

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  • Caught short! London’s loos since the 1960s primary image

    Caught short! London’s loos since the 1960s

    Tue, Apr 15, 6:30 PM GMT+1

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  • Heroes and Villains: Double Bill primary image

    Heroes and Villains: Double Bill

    Thu, Mar 27, 7:15 PM

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  • What Lies Beneath: Histories of Underground Horrors primary image

    What Lies Beneath: Histories of Underground Horrors

    Tue, Feb 25, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Curious Histories at the East Street Tap primary image

    Curious Histories at the East Street Tap

    Wed, Feb 12, 7:00 PM

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  • No true Scotsman: Macaulay and the trivialisation of Scottish history primary image

    No true Scotsman: Macaulay and the trivialisation of Scottish history

    Thu, Jan 30, 6:30 PM GMT

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  • Dead Men Walking: Meeting the '3 Living and 3 Dead' in Medieval Painting primary image

    Dead Men Walking: Meeting the '3 Living and 3 Dead' in Medieval Painting

    Mon, Jan 6, 6:30 PM GMT

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Organizer of Curious Histories: Charity History Talks
Dr Stuart Mitchell hosts theCurious Histories'series of charity talks. He's a historian who works at the Open University, chairing its Masters' programme in local history from 2018 to 2022. He's lived in Brighton for more than a decade and is especially keen to bring the curious and unconventional side of his subject to a wider audience.